"overly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: over + -ly Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|over|ly}} over + -ly
  1. If someone or something is overly sensitive, critical, large, etc., they are more so than appropriate. Synonyms: too, excessively
    Sense id: simple-overly-en-adv-fr3WM-XP
  2. If someone or something is not overly concerned, bright, fond etc., they are not very much so. Synonyms: very
    Sense id: simple-overly-en-adv-Lw3hzpdI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ly
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